Rosaceae Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.

Antelope Bitterbrush

Navajo - Fiber, Clothing

Use documented by:
Hocking, George M., 1956, Some Plant Materials Used Medicinally and Otherwise by the Navaho Indians in the Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, El Palacio 56:146-165, page 154

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Scientific name: Purshia tridentata (Pursh) DC.
USDA symbol: PUTR2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Antelope Bitterbrush
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Navajo
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Clothing
Notes: Bark used for diapers.

RECRD: 3180 id: 31680

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